Digital IC Design with VHDL

A tip: Start by looking at JPEG compression C code.
Then try to translate the core DCT into HDL (yes, without using HLS!).
Likewise, you can also look at various RLE (run length encoding) or 
huffman coding in principle (you'll need that for the JPEG at a later 
stage). Reserve at least half a year to hack yourself into the matter. 
Then come back with questions.

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FPGA digital design projects using Verilog/ VHDL

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